Abstract: A computerized bone motion tracking system according to one exemplary embodiment is configured to: provide a non-invasive means for accurate measurement and tracking of the motion of a bone using a volumetric ultrasound transducer and a three dimensional position measurement system; provide relative measurements of one bone relative to another bone of a joint; decompose relative joint motion into specific components; and measure joint instability and range of motion.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 20, 2008
Publication date:
January 15, 2009
Applicants:
Perception Raisonnement Action en Medecine, Universite of Joseph Fourier
Inventors:
Jonathan Schers, Christopher Plaskos, Stephane Lavallee, Jocelyn Troccaz